Provision-safe



No. 752.509. v PATENTED FEB. 16, 1904.

c. c. BENDBR & J. Balsa.

PROVISION SAFE.

I APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1903.

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I No. 752,509 PATENTED FEB. 16, 1904.

' c. 0. BBNDER & J. E. FISH.

PROVIS-IUN SAFE.

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fApplication filedSeptember12,1903. saalivagsv; ma t) andfJnME s E. FISH, citizens of the United States, residing at Bloomington, inthe 'cohnty of Monroe and State of Indiana, have invent? ed new and useful Improvements in Provisions I Safes, of which the following is a specifica+ tionQ Our invention relates to new and useful at;

provements in provision safesfor mitt'er cheese, &c.; and its object is to provide a stand having a counterbalanced QQVer which is adapted to "be held in 'positionfov'er the cheese or butter and which lcan be readily" removed therefrom and held suspe'nded'thereabove.

A further object is to provide means for locking the cover after it has beenl'o'wered into position-over 'the' butterg'johees ei' &c.

raised by the action of the counterweight;

.With the above andothei' ohjectsfin view the invention consists inth novel construe;- tion' and combination of parts hereinafter inorjfully describedand, claimed; and illustrated in the accompafiyi'n'g drawih'gs, show,- ing the preferred "form ofou'finvention, and in which f '1 Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved provision-safe." Fig, 2 is an enlarged perspectiveview of a portion of one of the standards and showing the rope-securing slide, a portion of the standard and. slide being shown in section. Fig 3 is a sectionon line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. iisaverticalsectionthrough a portion of the cross-bar upon the standards, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of the cover-attaching means.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is a platform having standards 2 and 3 arranged thereon, the standard 3 being provided in one face with a longitudinally-extending groove 4. A cross-bar 5 is secured upon standards 2 and 3 and has a passage 6 extending longitudinally therethrough from the groove 4 in standard 3 to the center of the cross bar, and within this passage are journaled pulleys 7. The side walls of the groove 4; are recessed for the reception of flanges 8, extending from the sides of a slide 9, arranged within the groove 4, and the outer face of this slide has a handle 10,'whereby it maybe readily manipulated. A plunger 11 ex= tends transversely through the handle 10' and the slide 9 and projects into a rec ss 24, formed in theinner face of the slide 9. Aspiring-catch 25, preferably formed of a strip of material hav ing an inwardly-extending projection 26; issecured at one end to the rear wall of the groove 4 and the inwardly-projecting end thereof is slidabl yrnounted in a'recess 27, formed in the rear wall of said groove.-

I The 'upperor 'free I end of the spring-strip 25. normally projects fronii the inneii'wall df groove 4; and the projection 26 forms a stop for the purpose hreinaftenmore fully described. Acor'd 13 is fastened to Ithe'fupperend of the 'slide9 and extends over the pulleys 7 and over 'the'passage 6 and thence downward fromithe center of the cross-bar 5. a A yokel4 is fastened to the end of the cord 13 and is connected-Ma" nut 15, whichengages the screw-threaded stem seemedj'tothe lower end of theoslidefiland extends through the platform 1 nd"i's j'provided with a counterbalan'ce 1 9 A cover 20",

preferably formed of glass, is arrangedon the platform betweenthe. standards and hasf'h I p I I material to be'cover'ed is placed; upon the platform with the cover 20 in"positio'n thereover, and whenit i's'desired to cover the cheese the handle 10 is grasped and the slide 9 is pressed upward, thereby causing the spring-strip 25 to be pressed backward against the inner wall of groove 4 and moving the extension 26 backward into the recess-'27.. Simultaneouslywith the arrival of the cover 20 upon the platform 1 the recess 2 1 in slide 9 comes into position over the free end of strip 25, and said end promptly swings outward into the recess and locks the slide against downward movement. If the cord 13 should contract or'expand, the exact distance from the locked slide to the. cover can be covered by screwing the stem 16 downward or upward within the nut 15. The locking-strip 25 prevents accidental raising of the cover 20, and in order to raise said cover it is first necessary to depress the plunger 11, so as to force the prO ecting end of said strip into the recess 27 and out of the recess 24. The

slide can then be moved downward by grasp-- ing the handle thereof, and this downward movement will raise the cover. As the weight 19 is equalto the weight of cover 20, it is obvious that said cover will be automatically held in any position to which it may be adjusted. The slide and its operating mechanism are located at the back of the device and out of reach of persons who are notauthorized to remove the cover from its. loweredposition. The catch in the slide serves to support the weight of the counterbalance 19, and thereby permits the cover 20 to rest firmlyon the platform. I, p v

. It will be seen that the device is extremely simple in construction and will form "an at tractive article of furniture for use in stores. Any desired means may be provided for permitting the ventilation of thecoverfwhen the same is in positionupon the platform. We preferably provideap erti1res 22 within the platform, (shown by dotted lines inFig.1,) sa id apertures communicating with the grooves extending along the lower surface of the plat- 4 form and indicated'by the numeral 23.

In the foregoing description we have shown the preferred form of our invention; butwe 4 do not limit ourselves theretoQas we. are aware that modifications may be made thereinwithout departing from; the spirit or. sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and wetherefore reserve the right to make such' changes as fairly fall Within the scope of our invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is ,1. The'combination with a platform having standards thereon and a cross-bar onthes tandards; of a slide mounted on one ofthestandards, a cord connected to the slide and depending from the cross-bar,a cover adj ustably connected to and supported by the cordfand a counterbalance connected to the slide.

2. The combination witha platform having standards thereon, and a cross-bar on the standards; of a slide mounted upon one of the standards, means for locking the slide in adjusted position, a cord connected to the slide and depending from the cross-bar, a cover adjustably connected to said cord and supported thereby, and a counterbalance connected to the slide. I

3. The combination with a platform; of a grooved standard thereon, a cross-bar mounted 'upon the standard, a slide upon the standard, means for locking the slide against downward movement within the standard, a plungeron the slide adapted to release the slide from the locking means, acord secured to the slide and depending from the cross-bar, a cover adjustably connected to and supported by said cord, anda counterbalance connected to theslide.

4. Thecombination with a platform; of a 'longi tiidinally-greovedfstandard thereon, a

cross-bar upon standard, a slide within the groove in 'the standard, a handle thereon, a spring within the groove and adapted to en- 'gagethe slide, a plunger mounted within the slide for releasing the spring from the slide,

a cord connected to -the slide and arranged within the'groove and cross-bar, a cover adjustably connected to and supported by said cord,and'a counterbalance snspended from the slide.

5. The combination with a platform; of

standards thereon, a cross-bar connecting the standards, a cord mounted 'within the crossbar and one of thefstandards, a weighted recessed slide mounted on one of the standards and connected to said cord, a cover adjustably connected to and supported by the cord, a

spring upon thestandard adapted to engage the slide, fanjd imeans for removing the spring from engagement with the slide.

in testimony whereof weaflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES C." 'BENDER. 'JAMES E.FISH. Witnesses:

'JoE. H. 'ALLEN, I FRA'NK P. WOODWARD. 

